A valuable overview of the importance of research and how to analyze information. In today's information age, it is easy to be bewildered by the vast amount of data available. Mastering Career Skills: Research and Information Management helps students learn how to acquire and manage information of all types—while emphasizing the importance of such skills in their future careers. Providing much-needed information in this area of personal and professional development, this user-friendly guide features case studies, photographs and figures, and exercises and sidebars. Additional helpful material includes contemporary technology references, a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of Web sites for further research. Topics include: Creating effective presentations Evaluating information for relevance Managing information with spreadsheet and word-processing software Research methods.